Grant Guidelines
Applications will be evaluated on basis of:
- How the program fulfills the principles of the 1st and 10 foundation.
- How the program meets the needs of the community
- How the program will be implemented and evaluated. Please include the procedures used to track and measure progress and outcome goals objectively.
- How the program will sustain outcomes for the community beyond the grant period.
LIMITATIONS
- In general, the following are not areas that the 1st and 10 Foundation supports:
- Organizations without 501c(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status
- Churches and schools – though these have 501©(3) status, they do not meet the criteria of charitable organizations.
- Fundraising and sponsorship events (e.g., golf tournaments, telethons, banquets)
- Groups outside of Southern West Virginia and East Tennessee
- Projects/groups benefiting an individual or just a few persons
- Building/renovating expenses of any kind
- Costs to defray meeting, conferences, workshops or seminars expenses
- Payment of travel of individuals or groups
- Re-granting organizations
- Post-event fundraising
- Multi-year gifts
GENERAL POLICIES
- If an organization has been funded three years in a row, (2009, 2010, 2011) we ask that you wait until August 15, 2013 to apply again. After funding a program for three years in a row, we would like to see some sustainability for one year without us.
- Requests for funding are limited to one request per organization
- Other than the grant application and information requested on the applications, no additional materials are to be submitted • Will only grant funds to organizations that have tax-exempt status under Section 501© (3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- A proposal asking to consider providing a portion of the support for a project will generally receive greater preference than one seeking exclusive funding
- Offer choices of funding at three donation levels.
- The 1st and 10 Foundation grant limit is $25,000, although most grant amounts range between $1,500 and $15,000. For organizations and projects new to us, we prefer to start at a more modest level and work toward building a long term relationship
- Grant making policy places more emphasis on specific project proposals than on general operating fund or capital campaign projects.
- Organizations that receive a grant will be required to complete a post grant evaluation (that will be given to you once awarded the grant) by August 15, 2012. Not completing the form, will eliminate future funding.
- Incomplete grant applications will not be considered for funding
Click on the PDF icon above to download the Grant Application
